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Line Of Credit Facility Maximum Borrowing Capacity Additional Amount

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Debt - Term Loan (Details) - Secured Debt	Aug. 12, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 12, 2022 EUR (€)
Term Loan One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 575,000,000
Term Loan Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| €			€ 220,000,000
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated interest coverage ratio	3.5		3.5
Term Loan \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional borrowing capacity		$ 100,000,000
Term Loan \| Secured overnight financing rate (SOFR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)	0.10%
Term Loan \| Federal funds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)	0.50%
Term Loan \| Monthly SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)	1.00%
Term Loan \| Minimum \| Secured overnight financing rate (SOFR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)	0.825%
Term Loan \| Minimum \| Base rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)	0.00%
Term Loan \| Minimum \| Euro interbank offered rate (EURIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)	0.825%
Term Loan \| Maximum \| Secured overnight financing rate (SOFR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)	1.50%
Term Loan \| Maximum \| Base rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)	0.50%
Term Loan \| Maximum \| Euro interbank offered rate (EURIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on debt instrument (as a percent)	1.50%